Kansas Infrastructure Grants

The City of Wichita is seeking applications for its Operating Grants to provide operational support for qualifying 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and cultural organizations that significantly serve Wichita citizens. Donor Name: City of Wichita State: Kansas City: Wichita Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: All Time Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: For over a decade, the City of Wichita has granted funding to local arts organizations to recognize, preserve and celebrate Wichita’s rich arts and cultural heritage – a heritage that has a tremendous impact on all residents’ quality of life. Funding Information Total Fy2024 Cultural Funding $452,000. Eligibility Criteria Organizations must meet the following criteria to receive operational funding: The organization must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The organization has as its primary purpose the production, presentation, advancement, or preservation of arts or culture in the City of Wichita. The organization must serve the residents of the City of Wichita. The organization has a minimum of two (2) years of operational history serving the residents of Wichita. The organization has full-time professional management and/or cultural/artistic staff. This service may be in-kind of volunteer in nature. The organization presents a full season of performances/exhibitions or other year-round programming (including general admission where applicable). The organization is ADA compliant. If the organization operates its own facility, that facility is ADA compliant. If the organization utilizes other venues/facilities, they only use ADA compliant facilities. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable requirements of the City of Wichita Revised Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Program Requirements Statement for Contracts or Agreements. The organization complies with the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Policy and Other Legal Requirements, Statues, and Regulations that Govern Your Award. The following organizations are ineligible for the Cultural Funding grants program because of their status as Cultural Institutions and/or because they are owned and operated by the City of Wichita: The Arts Council, Botanica, Century II, CityArts, Kansas Aviation Museum, Mid-America All-Indian Museum, Museum of World Treasures, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita Art Museum, and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Funding Limitations and Uses Cultural funding grant money funds operations. Operational spending includes categories like salaries, office rent, utility payments, general website upkeep, and so on. The maximum amount of funding you can request is based on how much your organization spent (your expenses) during your most recently completed fiscal year. In-kind services, like donated items, volunteer hours, free rent, etc., cannot count toward that total. If your organization’s actual expenses were $500,000 or more, you are considered a “Large” organization, and the maximum you can request is 8% of your expenses, or up to $75,000. If your organization’s actual expenses were between $250,000 and $499,999, you are considered a “Medium” organization, and the maximum you can request is 10% of your actual expenses. If your organization’s actual expenses were less than $250,000, you are considered a “Small” organization, and the maximum you can request is 15% of your expenses. You can only submit one application for Operational Grant funding each cycle. For more information, visit City of Wichita.

Devices Grants are offered to support devices, like computers, on which someone accesses the internet. Lack of such a device and the skills to use it are barriers to internet access, even when there is plenty of network capacity available to connect to. Donor Name: KC Digital Inclusion Fund State: Kansas, Missouri County: Cass County (MO), Clay County (MO), Jackson County (MO), Johnson County (KS), Leavenworth County (KS), Miami County (KS), Platte County (MO), Ray County (MO), Wyandotte County (KS) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/12/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: Desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are all types of devices that are used to access the internet and are eligible devices for this grant program. Other devices that may help expand or deliver the network—like hotspots, routers, or servers—are not eligible for this grant. This grant is intended to support user interface devices, not actual connectivity, so while phones may be eligible, data plans are not. The DIF aims to advance a more systemic strategy toward addressing the digital divide, fill specific programmatic gaps, signal strong ongoing community commitment to this work, attract new local money to this cause beyond existing funders, and strengthen Kansas City’s competitiveness for state and federal dollars.  Funding Priorities The DIF will support projects related to providing access to technology, digital literacy training, internet connectivity solutions, and other initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide. Priority will be given to projects that target populations with limited access to technology and digital resources. Devices Grants should:  Align to a specific program, not just to an organization or a covered population.  Help outcome-oriented direct-service organizations overcome technology barriers to better fulfill their mission. Focus Area  Access to Network Funding Information Funding available up to $75,000 Award Range $1,000 – $20,000. Grant Period Up to 6 months (to be completed by March 31, 2025). Eligibility Criteria To be eligible, applicants must be direct-serving 501(c)(3) public charities, educational or governmental entities serving people in need within the 9-county Greater Kansas City region (Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray in Missouri, and Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte in Kansas).  Applications are evaluated by a panel of reviewers selected by the Fund’s appointed Advisory Council. Grantees are notified by KC Digital Drive of award status via email on/around August 26, 2024. Announcements are made public on the DIF website, and via other media. The grant period of performance may vary by Grantee, but should be completed by March 31, 2025. For more information, visit KCRDIN.

The John W. Speas & Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust is seeking applications to support and promote quality educational, cultural, human services and health care programming. Donor Name: John W. Speas & Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust State: Kansas, Missouri County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/31/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Program Types Arts, Culture, & Humanities Community Improvement & Capacity Building Education Health Human Services Criteria The Speas Memorial Trust supports organizations that serve the residents of Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area. For more information, visit Bank of America.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is seeking proposals for the 2024 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund to advance pollinator conservation. Donor Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) State: Selected States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/24/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: 3 Years Details: The goal of the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund (Pollinator Fund) is to protect, conserve, and increase habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators.  The most competitive projects will demonstrate clear benefits to both monarch butterfly and additional at-risk native insect pollinator species (i.e., federally listed, candidate, or proposed native insect pollinator species). Special consideration will be given to projects benefiting rusty patched bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Karner blue butterfly, Dakota skipper, Poweshiek skipperling, and Mitchell’s satyr. Categories Grants will be awarded in two categories:  Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands Funding in this category will support implementation of technical assistance to increase the number of private landowners voluntarily engaged in monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation practices on private working lands. Up to $2 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $150,000 to $500,000. Funding will be awarded for projects up to three years in length following finalization of the grant agreement. This category aims to support conservation planning and practice design with private landowners to advance voluntary conservation efforts on working lands that align with NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife frameworks or initiatives, and especially increase Working Lands for Wildlife participation among farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in the Historically Underserved and Special Emphasis categories. The 2024 Pollinator Fund RFP will support projects that: Direct staff resources to help agricultural producers design and implement conservation practices. Increase Farm Bill program participation and conservation practice implementation among agricultural producers, especially farmers and ranchers in the Historically Underserved and Special Emphasis categories. Funding in this category will support the following two strategies: Hiring additional staff or contractors, based on demonstrated need, including staff to assist private landowners and NRCS with developing pollinator habitat management plans and implementation of new and existing NRCS financial assistance contracts. Targeting outreach to landowners and other partners to prioritize, plan, and deliver financial assistance available through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and other Farm Bill programs to improve pollinator habitat and support at-risk pollinator species. Habitat Improvement Funding in this category will support on-the-ground work to increase the quality, quantity, and connectivity of habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators. Up to $3.1 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $200,000 to $300,000. Funding will be awarded for projects up to two years in length following finalization of the grant agreement. Applicants in this category should define a step-by-step restoration plan including site preparation, equipment used, planting techniques, size of the project area, description of target native plant community, and maintenance plan (e.g., prescribed burning, mowing, grazing schedules). Projects proposed to benefit other at-risk native insect pollinators should specify habitat needs for those species and how the proposed work will support their breeding, nectaring, nesting, or other habitat needs. Funding in this category will support the following two strategies: Restore and enhance pollinator habitat, with an emphasis on regionally appropriate milkweed and a diversity of native nectar plants. Increase native seed and seedling supply, with an emphasis on improving the sustainability and affordability of regionally appropriate, local ecotypes. Program Priorities  All proposals must specifically address how the proposed project will directly and measurably contribute to the accomplishment of the Pollinator Fund’s goals as outlined in NFWF’s Monarch Butterfly Business Plan. As such, all proposals must provide the number of acres restored or enhanced as a result of the project. Proposals must include plans to restore or enhance a minimum of 100 acres in California or 500 acres in all other eligible states. Acres may be counted from multiple sites; the sites do not need to be contiguous. Since 2015, successful proposals have included a median of 960 acres and an average of 2,120 acres restored or enhanced.  Funding Information The Pollinator Fund will award up to $5.1 million in grants in 2024: up to $2 million for Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands and up to $3.1 million for Habitat Improvement. Funding is provided by Bayer Crop Science, Danone North America, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS).  Geographical Areas  Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands  Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Within eligible states, priority will be given to projects located in the North Core, South Core, West Core, and Overwintering Monarch Conservation Units. Projects are restricted to private working lands. Habitat Improvement Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Within eligible states, priority will be given to projects located in the North Core, South Core, West Core, and Overwintering Monarch Conservation Units. West of the Rocky Mountains, priority will be given to projects on or adjacent to the following: monarch butterfly overwintering sites, BLM lands, and USFS lands. Eligibility Criteria  Eligible and Ineligible Entities: Eligible applicants include nonprofit 501(c) organizations, U.S. federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions. Ineligible applicants include businesses, unincorporated individuals, and international organizations. For more information, visit NFWF.

The Wichita County Community Foundation (WCCF), an affiliate of the Western Kansas Community Foundation, is seeking grant applications to enhance the quality of life in Wichita County. Donor Name: Wichita County Community Foundation State: Kansas County: Wichita County (KS) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/01/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Foundation restricts its support to 501(c)(3) or other exempt organizations/groups or the government equivalent (i.e. public schools, city/county/state entities, churches, etc.), who serve Wichita County, Kansas. The Foundation encourages grant requests that: Will have a broad impact on the quality of life for a large number of people within the WCCF service area. Propose ways to address community issues and problems. Leverage other sources of support. Stimulate others to participate in addressing community issues. Are innovative, a new initiative, or an enhancement of an existing program. Are responsive to changing or emerging community needs. Are sustainable over time. Are collaborative with other organizations for a broader impact. Funding Ineligibility The board will not give consideration to: Grants to individuals. Operating or maintenance expenses (including salaries). Medical or scholarly research. Membership fees. Banquet or luncheon expenses. Ticket sales for charitable fund-raising efforts. Religious organizations for religious purposes. Travel expenses for groups, such as school classes, clubs, or sports teams. Capital debt reduction. Political lobbying or legislative activities. Use of and payment for services of a fiscal agent. Endowment establishment or enhancement. Umbrella funding organizations that would distribute requested funds at their own discretion. Marketing tools, such as water bottles, t-shirts, pens, etc. Give-away items for prizes/incentives. For more information, visit Wichita County Community Foundation.